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Internet, redirect home folders, run scripts, deploy software, or just remind

folks that unauthorized access to the network will get them nowhere fast?

Group policy is the answer. Figure 27-15 shows group policy; I’m about to

change the default title on every instance of Internet Explorer on every

computer in my domain!

Figure 27-15 Using group policy to make IE title say “Provided by Mike!”

That’s just one simple example of the settings you can configure by using

group policy. You can apply literally hundreds of tweaks through group

policy, from the great to the small, but don’t worry too much about

familiarizing yourself with each and every one. Group policy settings are a

big topic on most of the Microsoft certification tracks, but for the purposes of

the CompTIA A+ exams, you simply have to be comfortable with the concept

behind group policy.

Although I could never list every possible policy you can enable on a

Windows system, here’s a list of some commonly used ones:

• Prevent Registry Edits If you try to edit the Registry, you get a failure

message.

• Prevent Access to the Command Prompt Keeps users from getting

to the command prompt by turning off the Run command and the

Command Prompt shortcut.

• Log On Locally Defines who may log on to the system locally.

• Shut Down System Defines who may shut down the system.

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